at Charleston, on the 24-th of December, froc
Dubln, w\ich place she left on the 8th of N
vemier, and brings Du!,i piprst to the 7t
I*,formation by her is received, that ani Ame
can brig had arrived at Cork, having been boat'
ed bya French'priva'teer, whio.t'eate.d her w!
the greatest potitness, anad informed the captt
t'tit they ha t orde'"s to treat ll .A mn.erican vi
sels in the mrnst ltendly :manner. In what lip
this information ought to be viewed, we knt

M D. tDITOT
As te public attention is much turned
to the con-m'lfration.,of libanks, I beg, leave 'to
s'.lbnt the following asctiene of anw institution
of that kind. It wilt be useless to enter into
ithe question, whether l;inks ought not to be
struck. from the .isit tof Public institutions,,
it iln' i *,.,, i icdi that .'i i '" .p.. i u-' c i i .i n -1 fr -
u. i in ''.'.'.-, ct rit'.ot auiciint op- modern
times, owe their greatness to w-eIl regulated
tnumnmerce, and thia Banking .Houses are the
only means hitherto devised Lo justly enforce
whatever regulations a wi-se government. mtay
give to trade, to secure the tmc ric!a.nta in ex-
Lending his business, ,and to marintam ithe ba-
lance o
A B .'.. "ri n.ii '-I by Oclaiter, pos'c.e
sing a cri;!'-,il ct ti., 'i. n-.ll ,. lim, hiundi'ed
thousiM' d..1- ir-., .onii:ii.j i one principal,
and t,.;'. it cl.-s i .' )D iIti Banks. The
'-prntcip3al to be estabi!ihed ;it V.w'iasliington
with capta fl of':,rr. mnii.i d -" ih.: i.nr:-
; p L' President ('w.'sh nild be 'ite 5ec
rotary
(who would h ve no vote ence.pt ol the absence
of the Presid-'nt, and twenty-six directors to be
elected every, four year -r-'i'-t., of .whom
shoa'ld be chcoscn by the P-' ..I (;f the Uni-
S:d States, with the :cn,;t:'-niarn.c of the Se-
na.te, and the remaiiiing ; li-.-., to be cho--
sen as prnojmcid-bel-n-i. I L Ij.uted States
should keep an account with this Bank, and,
Swi h no other. It ,. 'oitit dbnecessary for time
Directors to me-t qiaireriy for, the transac-
tiona of govenmoinent binit-cds,, 1o supply deft-
ciencics t11 tae reveiiue, to meet the current
expenees of' .government.by discounting. bonds
(heir form to be-tfixed by an act ofCCongress)
at thee or six month,, -hich t conceive pre-
fer-b'e to -h-e present system r.il -.-.1in, ; toas-
certain what assistance the Li-.rc. .:.. -'
c :.u :.i ,d in a time oftemergen cy, c. but
-thev s should not br .qu-,lified to r.ct, except in a
body of twenty directors and the Presi(de-nt-
besides these, there should be twenty inferior"
St.i -.- l elected in the same manner as the
di eectors f the district Banks, and their Pre-
sident should be the Vice President of the

AI.EXANDRAA, Jan- 5.
'Prom si ''. -- r ti,'ort d eith, news-
papers tou me 1ISt- N.v. inclusive, by ithe pc-
liteness ot Mr., bampayc, who arrived yest'er.
day in the sci'r Maria from Lisbon. ,
W' e announce r. iih pleasure that-the great
cause in which Spain aund I' .: ,are etga-
ged lootks more and n-ore j-romnusing, and the
btst informed' nen in Lisbon anticipate an
auspicious result to their glorious struii gle.
The combined armin urder i., d u .'. e l.i% i rr'
retains its triple i.. 'ihiu niip otaic L: -
c,-lei,. i.-.it.h, w ith an .-t-i .d'-.cc .. 0rti' i-.-i
of every sort. Lately they receive beef from
the tirats.iuitaiyte couin try, of bhich, 'for ai
tune after Massena's apr.roach in froot of the
allied army, .Lisbon had been deprived.
'i he French general'ss (I i ,rin sti c'cl.-
ed fr,!um V'.la Franca, on the Tagus, to the,
sea. latelv he htis drawn in hi., right wing,,
and took up anew i ..iti' :. r,. the banksof
the Tagus- it was supposed in Lisbon, that
Mussetna was busily engaged in pr,"paratitcas
to erect a bridge across ite Tagus. In this
.way ohly can the French general retreat, there
being no provision of auy sort !elt in the coun-
try of the'.'ngus. In this wav,also, only cat,
he gain subsistence, which ever,- day becomes
scarcer in the French caw p.
Lord' 'Welliigtoi,o pencnviing the enemy's
intention, hadl thrown ovir thne Tagus two re-
giments ol fd:f .; gojn's, an"di three (11 light iinf ti-
t'ry, whici hl d t 1tT1-c: nally t ,toipp-id lthe marn)u-
ders and ntorgers ifrom the e Ftre.ci army, which
heretofore used to pass the Taa'-is it boats,

it-

a report at P iP .': "-'!, that by virtue of an art-
rangement between the government of the U-
nited States and the Havana, (without doubt
authorised by the regency of Spain) the Fiori-
das wereto be ceded to tie United States.

Sports of t(he .i..)r, except "V. Orleans, onlyt
161 patients f'th various co.npiaiats were
rtcceived, 27 of whom d:ed, and 11 of that
nunmber'with ello. wever.
From the '--t -: the f.li-.-,;,,- are
some, of the br,i terviierncas toat may. be
dra to for the ii pc-ocoent of nur quarantine
ie- ws. First, that the secoodnciss uf vessels
nere as, her.lthy this year a's those coming
f om JEurope, and chterefo-e a. discretionary.
power ought to be given to the -.
tj [erndit them lo ccme to the .,h rev, w-ita
from the report of the Health OflRe- :hey are
fconvnici.d ( that ,' i r on ariae therefrom,
.Such as vessel : ., t.t souih o[ tu-opo
within he straits of G,,i *ier, wlth clean
bills of Health ; from Madeira and the Cana.
ri s, w;ith wines ; from the Cape de Verd Ist-
ands with salt ; from some parts -f South
Anierica and India; J'-- *b ..r-ce are gen-
or'lly healthy, and ,;ncr, he 7y are not, the
.'. l,a i fil ee '.; i 0 the crew be-
-. l ; t evil to be ap-
prehtend.. :rim e *.e el' .ouldbe imme-
diately ... i the ass.ge
cel!d be performed in ten or fifteen days, as
frequently takes place with vessals from the
WV. In j.-, the danger form them niili not
appear until some time after their arrival,
Secondly--That there is no risk from vessels
coming from t-utop-, except pestilence pre-
vailsat the port : .. ,, i '.. ,i are
crowded iish ,. r-,,h r -,, .. ..ile to
ship ihever,as happened in the year 1801, when
near 800 patients with this disease were sent
to the Marine Hiospital, s55ofl hom died, and
only two persons engaged in the 1, '.'h .J1 -
partmcnf. escaped the contagion, although
great care was taken to prevent it by ventila-
tion, cleaniess. 8tc.
Thirdly--Thatsoalhern coastors do not bring
brreyellow fever -,.', -r v pr, ..'il ., ii. port
otdepa..ture, but, i.t ,rit I anJ Li!'. i ma-

,,. ,,,. West nldia voisels we are to
look for the introduction of fellow fcrer, and the
utmost vigilance is requisite to exr.mine, cleanse
*-1 i.:Ai h :-.r, h. i're thy can with safety be

pestilence has usually !' ;'. ..., .. i health
laws are more oppressive as it ,'.. I them,w
than ir, j.i':.- iir. i': I u .' with,
inasinu. ., i. Icons-
ing fr n. .. i ... who
died ,.r,-. -. .,' r,,. :.z tc ar ,7', after
thefi..t -'.i i ,t.. .1 I ., i r ini m jit i .r e oc-
curred twelve mront ., a be purifRed
until tite lst ofOctob,', it' ,rl experience.
i it :,. us, that .', .:".. I ,:' hIs ever com-
menc-d its ravages here. Therefore a vessel
may be dstf L -*'' Et ',,tine, aadthe
itb i, .....' ,. '. .:S L" one kept there
S .: .. have beenproperly
c i,.o.l .:i.d .J- i ai, 1-4 of the time.-
This part of our quarantine system ought to be
more .1X ...',- ii- .-. and not subject a ve;sel
fiomt i. .r,., any of the, neighboring'
.Islands, with a cargo oi'salt only? to the same re-
strictions which are imposed on vessels coming
fomr those Islands where yellow fever fr' ,. 1 -

Many alterations are also required ti r.i. ': t
true inoL.rl .,ti iv understood, and to rend-
er it ;,.,- r ii'. cn ,, ic i.. i.e public health
and commercial p.. ,'> i i city ; whi';h
can be baiter pointeO out by a revision of those
laws, than in this report.
I hare the honor to he, gentlemen, your most
obedient hu, .'u -. "
;,, .. r. r z--. Health Cfficer.
Which beingreed,
o < -- Z w u'.t5 a e 'il, that th aa be-
I.'b'A .1, -,,.1 a committee of three consisting
., -,. v.:, .1 department ofthis board were ap-
painted to confer with commitecs of the like
number proposed to the honorable the co-rpora-
tion alid the chamber of commerce of this city,
t-) be appointed by them, for th, purpose or're-
vYsng; the quara'i.ni.i laws of this state, and sug.
getting t.meadmeuts therein, and that they re.
.brt to this buaard as early as possible.
An Extract from the. Minutes.
CEO. C. MIORTON,
Dec-21 Sec'ry Pro, Tern.
,*1 The PriEters employed by the Corporation
are reqi.,es'ed to insert the above.

THURSDAY, J.NUAKY 10

We are indebted to a merchant of this city
for the info i.matia contained in the follow,
ing letter,
MALTA, Oct. 1.
All American property recently seized in
iunots. ia consequence of the IA .it of Ute A-
merician ship Libertyt is liberated and ever)
thing rcead on its f-ormer footing,
Au attempt was made by the Fr-ench a
few days sitce on Sicity. Four tho.sanld ren.
landed, 2000 of which, with 2 Colonels, 46 of-
ficers, and 6 gun boats were taken. 'i he re-
sidue re-embarked in the ,.:. ci : -,2 escaped
There has been a seizure cf Atn-erica
property in Turkey, in con.seq.ence,. a, we-
hear, ot a, ncn.compliance ot, a emar.d of 6
per cent on inward and outward cargo.es but
eC suppose the property will b0 released and
the difference settled em payment of the du-
ties.
Lucei Bon.aparte and family are 1ero
pt soners.

FROM OUR CORRJSPOYDr':NT.
+uILAD[ILPHIA, Jan. 9.
It is rumoured here this morning, that ei-
ther the British CoRsul or the 'panieh Minis.
ter, has received
plete destruction of Massena's whole army,
and that the Spani-rds had invaded a ptrt of
t, :.ct and desrtoyed thiriiien I
give you this as I have heard it, as I aof ir
able }et to ascerti n' t rhe tu.h, of the report.
i'.:'. .* ship Miastusti, Barker, from Ca-
diz ; brig DI)eborah & Jane, Monk, from Mon-

FROM OUR CORR' TSPONDENT.
House of Reprse..ttt'5ea, 1.ashington,r
1sIsnday, yuF'uary 7. J5
Mr, Se bert-laid on the table two arhdiion
al petitions in favrem (f the UnGted States
Bank.
Mr. Vrn Ho-rne reported a bill to i'corpo.
rate the Faruer's Bank of A-,xaod-.,.

i Mr. foot made an rrmfavcrable reporting Sco'ilaa v--i.-la'd out in-ntatiIonTii antit ore)-
tile c O vncai .T'ta'vet .e'.L suca IiS ihth lusti-tl Ci
ecomtittee.f claims- bi a ,,akug of oaals, a-ndi encoutget-
Mr... "*.- from the committee on pub- -. '., mana fl"it es, :.u.. ..' ai.d 'i ia-
h;c mads, reported in favour vt layir-t.g t a reites, PitO P I.- MROWI. Ctli
road to c''nect the state of Ohio rith 'the e Gr
Michigan te-ritory. We, C-a teby coe grace of Go, ;.i tore
The Speakef presented a letter from Ad- ptimate. &.
miral Landais, in which tie r tue'ts th hi s yBy de-re of his majesty, lhe emuereor of thee
memorial may agein be considered by the Ftrern, ktog of ty d Y roe ctor- it c. o e have
udecreett and di, atdc ere as foiiows. "' at id to
house. [Mr.-Landais claim has been many say-- ,
years bt for the house,.and it has been i-rng Art. 1 All! newspapers, ,het er French or
Germ. eman ti),lihectl i iutr y- t.'. shail
sine6 de-e-mined that the house cannot gfrant eron he Is: hed of ur yr '., sha
the prayer r'- petition.? anti we hereby r-' ': '. pi.-hiie- ra-fteod
-Mr,:W. :- p-afer si.-tng -this circuit them.
staitce, rwoed that Mr. La2Fdoatm-ha-2e leave .2 Ftna. ast of asnur, 13tIS, only one
to withdraw his rmemrorial and letters. This ,, "a.ity of Fr ll.orL, a ptl, ied it.. ou:'
was granted. print shall appear throuaglout the whole ter-
Mr. ... .-.r" r:i :.:r th;e order of the day titOry' '' th le of
3 This ; :.. ', i a e titeof
on the bi for-. reneing the charter of the U, Gazette Dti the i. .J rT ..frankfort,'
States B.nk. This motion was negatiredt- and the articles contained shall be inserted in
44 to 56. the French and Gei man h..r. 'i-e-
4 Otur mister "f Lhe all aa-'poiat
Sundry ,! at orders of.the day were called the editor ito the OfieiaT l aG e te,.
-for ; but one might as well attempt to call 5 Our director of the police at Frankfort,
spirits from the vasty deep, for they would shall be the Ceonor of this OficiAS Ga,-r.tte'
not cnme. Ac half past 12 Mr. .- and shall be answ:erat;le tto, ftor is cid,,aci.-
S CAur minister of .a sitl c.,..n!u.aiacrte to
moved that the galleries be cleared :-----f t'.e director those instructions by S-tiic- he
course the doars 'ere closed shall be governed.
The house continued in conclave until after 6 -C- ii'Mstersf the iwerure, of iustlce,
aid of thie P',lic, at'e c ... '. with ti due
4 o'clock, when atl adjournment took place enforcement of thib decree.
with the doors closed, You will ask how the (a.r,,:.i)
members cold get out ? There is a little Cran., Grard Doke."
mystery in the businue.is besnue, Tomorrow, r f Oc 1
to speak in technical language, the hPuse will Extract of a letter dared 24th Dec. 1810
open with the doors s/hlt.. J r,, C/arest ,',. C.
The T. '.tvre of this state aijourned on

As this business is c.rr ." .!, of mn.ch impor-
tance, or congress would not spend so much
time upon it, you will expect me ec. :.,a some
m- a o ist. Youa ust know that I am as
igtioratnt on the subject as you are, as to any
: i --- I could get fromn any of the mem
ters, as I have avoided all conversation on
the subject with them. What I live you is
from observations I have mads merely as a
Iot and from. what I have learnt out of
doors.-Here it is'-There is a bill before ti.e
the hotise, reported by the committee of which
Mr. M' ntgomery ischairman, .th.. '4,;, the
President to take possession of Flor;id, Eist
and West,.! suppose-This bill involves the
question of peace aid war between this coun-
try and G. Britain ; as it is well known, and
some say it has air: d, b'-en declared .by Mr.
I'.',..-i ,. that fc, .vil would take part ,..1
-,.in ml this business. This bill is now un-
der discussion, and I am told that the discus-
sion is exclusively confined to the democrats,
the federalists not, as iet, having opened
their asioths rn the subject* The last
man v.' ..t,.i-1.. this evening was our friend
1tMr. Fi-k, hlie made an able speech in fa
Syogr of'the i'1il, .so says Ariel, but I know
his .,{p:il.h Id;-w ..t n, of the members f.omn
their seats, as I saw them come out of the
bouse, out of the windows, if you p ca.e, for,
* I have said before the doors v-ere closed.-_
From the best information that I haves t.,s
, able to obtain, I a-ti itincied to think this dei.
bate will take up the most, if not ail the press
ent week. If it i ';:1,. wil! probable suc
me sooner than yn a expect ; for' I hve to idea
of dancing attendance on tmolies-1 have not
much reVerince for laws plaj ed in the dark,
nor can I place much conSde.Uc': in a buds
who find it necessary to deliberate under
ground.

Ma. EtiTEot,
t' The Enrglish national debt will never be
paid off in thits world," is the enclainatoni of
almost every one whogives an opinie on the
subject, and firmly as I believe in th rrn-'.
ticab 'iity cf the redeeming fund l-h tl ;, -3
extinct io, I petfecity coincide with the OI.iA.-
ion of the miltitutde regarding the ultimate
issue of it. operation. It is n5 in fact the
policy oi. England to allow of iti- complete al.h-
sorotint-, as itconastlitutes the grsnd tie betwixt
S., : e monied interest of the
'a '..i3 '. m *i*raany insta-ices taore se!-
fibi'y inclined than we are aware of; w' talk
of disinterested love for our count-vy, a:,d rev-
e'ence -fc its laws, without permitting the.
retettieu that our attachments, proceed alonrie
f'-t"'. tia :-'icuits' our protlerty deriv. from
.u.e gc--'-ttinens-a, a)d the interest we have in
suppto- I :. it.
It is ho,.ver i : absurd to doubt of the
beneficim i. o ra;iiti of ble rtdi.eming fatid, inh
the f.i.c of hi-s laring fact, that 217 trilliotis
if mou.r .,s olf the debt, ;ire already bought op,
and itl t'te hands il the (CoJtsntissioitrs ;5.
point, ted b' the people of Eigata.id for this
P.i'-s-.'s. That t il, sun a!mnn Iculd at corn-
poitund i"'e-'e-st, eer pay thre debt is Uriti.osi-
Iet, it he d.elt p or. !ss'- d iii tie sarn ratio,
nyi h. al Iss if t -'rsa t;ot ad-t: tld to its principal.
Thi ho:..e of its fit!,:i ) it-.;'iii' t .i< ot thttrti -
forte ari se fi ori other changes, natiely, the pro-
vi an that is madte ahr each nrE' i,, Ioi by ad-
dirtg aotc t r ce '' of i s tm '>;tl;ot tt the ra-
deemiitg- f.ttl],) t,.cd t, i- rIllicn oof pounds ster-
ling whii'.iih r"'Ir paid i, the coiitmissioers
From tihecurr'tenttaxas of e-.h 'a i.
.I that ,lt'n the sut bright up by
l.he Cafnnsi i
the House of Cominans will order these to be
struck if froG the funded debti an.d orn.
Mnence snew tlhe same operation. This will
enable the British "rernmet-,'r to l.2',sen her-
yearly taxes to the -,'ii,:.: il the interest of
500 rnailions oi poiu.ds, and sttll rulain the
redeeming fund as an effectiual ciecik on a fu-
tue iccumnulation of National D'-bt.
It would be a mere nothing in the expen-
di'ure of the United States to pay g10,000
fro e lie y early income. it. ... .e .:.- r- .pe-
'cinily appoinatd, to be 'iil.. '- ::. t t he
purchasing of government amnd bank stock,
anl it would soon accumulate a corroni.ii iy
tf:ere3st to a a.rge sum, a.hich if not neededot fr a
tat tg iff national debts, ct-uid be used as the I
L.'a'i -'' 'i, 1'nltr, the faofcl'iwat estate s its t

Frid., ., .'- having passed tn-,'ey la-ws
-The restrictions laid at the last sessions on
the London t Phoenix Fire Offic e are done a-
* ., ,'. f.- ',.'. to our Citizens a most valua-
ble additional sei-curity ai it -, 'aunce
can again be t,'ci.'id a.t 1LatL Li.;- as hereto-
tore.

From. the Phiadele1phia Gazette.
from "'.,r-:',,t!.-We have be.n favored
,-ithisLbon papers, as-late as the 221d N6o.v-
We have placed them in the bands of our
translator, and should they contain aioy thing
t' an interesting nature, it shall be given in a
fut ure number.
We have also received a short manuscript,
written by a British officer, which ;piaes the
circumstance ofr the retreat of the, French on
indisputable grounds. it is as follows :
Nov. 13, 1810. Light division moved from
Carvel'.a, iAdo'zores, ansi their vitnitiesinto
Aroda. Same evening the French moved off
from Alangiuer, and lolalwed early in the marn-
ing of the 15th by the Ight division. Lord
,'.''-ti .. a. At.3I ngut'. l61h, .6 g' in l .- ,
marched to villa Nova, folnowedby the Centre
and right of the British army. On that, day
light divison cantoned in Vil!a Neva, distant
rotm the enemy i t- ...''. ,,.;, :. On the 17th
i .it diviasioat Aza;mbujer.-itooksevera.l pri-
sonersof the French rear guard. On the i7th
eight division ,t soavtareia n o close pursuit--
Oai thie lU'h, light division marched to Gole.
:-an at Saz'veerrai ,atd by general ordt:'s Head
Quarters at 6antartcin.
The light divisioit were within 2 miles of the
cn otey, whose Hiead Quarttrs were -. .-. 'i,'
st id to be at Thoenar.
'The :.. -..' is Lord ',. '-,g'.'s force
.Efec:ive .English :38,000
.' *,: 35,000
S3;a:iia'sds 8,000
Pirtuguese militia 7,000
Marines aud sea.tnes 2 000

T.'eatrical A&6ticr--The managers learnt
'wi-h sicererrgret, that the planoof opeoitjg
the ..' vi '. ..I the nights of Mr. Cooke's
S.. ..t. has been the mians of exahiting
Inane families, h: had a .ilh to witness dhat
genideoman's prfuo 'Knce'. They respec:-
fully assure thtre pu'bhic, that could they .have
Sforeseen the dit'cualty, it should have been
:prevenu.-d. It has b..en usgfal on foi men no-
casions, when Mr. Cooper and other actors of
eminence have visited Boston, to let .the .ta-
ces f... :-' :h .. '. f .. -.,- .. -
a'' -' i n order hn -
eve' to evince the str-ong desire they hove at
all times to'meet the public wish, iheyv hayv
prevailed on i/r. Cooke to 0etend hiseng-gn;-
meot ffrointNNB to rt'OUKTETEN .'-' ; n-
cludingh his Benefit i' o. for the five ux-.
tra nights, will be let at the Box Office, ;. 9
o'clock, on the irornin g of each day of par-
formauce, only -BaHston fiaper,

KNoRboLk. Jan. 4:
Thie bri 'Talutilos, Sl:Itchat, ,als this
day S-. *.- .. from whence she is to
proceed immediately with .dt. .icl'e '.rom rur
government to Engatr:d asnd Faace.

Ck atArLTON, Dec 25.
Mr. Bre nto-. 'tiine re: a of the schooner
Elizabeth, f .-1 .-i 1- 1 in i-foras-us, that
lie was at Poiot-P'-tre on the 2.i inst. a hen a
-hip u- i.- i' .. .: colou-s, fbrin rly the
l't..'-, ,, of Ne r-Y rk., arrived at that oortr
in the short passage of 19 days frorn Lisbon.
The C-i'" informed il'r. B,. that a' en,
.." -' ,t had taken I "r between the alliecl
army under L: i ..-:-:-,. ..iw and the French,
in which the latter wear defeated -ith the
loss of 9000 men-and ilItat in consequence,
the city of Uisbo wvs ..- the night
beforehe saileid.-This ne-as ::: '. gener-
al credence at Guaadalot'pe.

TRENTON, Jan. 7,
Ve '. tht the ,i reuton, New
tHMnoswick ain:d Newak ;i BI:nks, ha;.ve paid in-
. to the Treasury ,of this state their respective
quotas agreeably to the act of rtt uisition pas-
sed at the last ses,'ion. of !he L'' lature.
The wh !e ,w, are inf..rihed amonua-s to abost

The Rope Walk at Corlaers.-fHook, belonri-
iig to Mr. Schemerhuorn, tcok fire about
I o'clock this mo ning, and .burrjed toi the
ground. We have not 1-.arned how ther fire
originated, or what amount of property was
destroyed.

We understand thatthe 'U-'S figtte J'ha Ad-
ams is under orders to sail for Fr'arce and F f-.
laisd with despatches-Atid that the brig Argus,
capt Lawrence, n'w getting ready for foreign ser-
vine, is t.o take out Mr. Irving, the new appoint-
ed Minister to the court of De'nr ark.

FROM OU? C0PRESPONDENT.
TWashingron, owise of R'ebpresentatives,.
Tuesday, i7anv 8,18t11
Both houses have this day blaen in secret
session---an *' u*'r. ,it took plct T -.fier 4
o'clock, but nothing of the business un der con-
sideralicr. has transpired.

FROM OUR COL : i ;P..)N.ND.NT.
Office Ba,'thmore FeJeral_ Republican,
ny uary 9, 1811.
Lisbon news.-The Iondon Packet brings
nothing satisfactory relative to the armies. It
wtis merely rumoured, that on his retreat Masse-
na was joined by reinforcements. Flour was 19
dollars anid rising.
Extract f a letter f om .Liibon, 'date:' 5th. of De-
ceosber, received,r r the London Packet.
Massena's army has taken up a strong possi
tion oti the plains of Santai;em aind Thbomar, s
bout 15 o0 16 leagues orim Lishbn, fx consisting"
of about 45,000 men, The asllles amount to more
than double that number, and I have ,h-ard it
said by English officers, that it is impossible ct.i
him to get out of Portugal. Sil 'era's army is
in his rear, and i- I inI. hIi.. sight of him in
port and 'all communication with the hiterlor
cutoff. The rotids are rendered i.:. pi;,L.!e for
either man or Least. The allies ,re r...' i,-r rt
inforcnmeint daily of British arid Spanilh troops,
,'ii'-. ri L' French are losing as fast by sickness
and de ert'ion."

The rimour of thee diefatof Massena, and th
destruction of 13 French villages, sent us ycster-c
day by our tPhiladelphia corresponior t, it will be
seeal by the following letter, is in part confirntied.